is the next fabricabrac… it’s under two weeks until a fine collection of fabrics, sewing accessories et al are coming to Brooklyn. Get your project ideas together and come on down – 14 November from 12 to 3pm at Brooklyn Community Centre.

 

 

Yay. Our favourite craft event Craft 2.0 is on this weekend 24 Oct at the New Dowse. Don’t miss it!

You’ve got until the 26 October to knit a peggy square for Samoa.

Peggy squares can be dropped off at any Knit World shop (there’s one in the Left Bank Arcade off Cuba Mall) or posted to the address below by the 26^th October 2009: Knit World  Knit Peggy Squares for Samoa PO Box 30645 Lower Hutt   5040

A great way to use up those odds and ends of wool for a good cause.

The countdown is on. Stalls are all taken, although we’re getting an increasing number taking up the offer of an outside table (weather dependant – lets hope this cold snap GOES AWAY). Ruth Meier will be there with her amazing collections of buttons again, while Geoff has some amazing quality upholstery fabric for a song. Plus the usual unusual trims, notions and vintage and modern fabric to get your creative juices flowing.

There’s a few fabric events popping up around New Zealand aka fabricabrac. If you’re in Christchurch check out Stash Rehash on the weekend before FBB – 8 November.

I’m working on, er, having a baby at the moment. But once bubs arrives I’m also looking at expanding the fabricabracs to other centres in New Zealand. I’ve been talking to a few people in the main centres, but i you are interested in helping host a fabricabrac event on your town, get in touch with me . I’d love to chat to you and work with you to help spread the fabricabrac love around New Zealand.

BTW Did anyone go to the Vintage Fair in Auckland last month? Would love to hear what it was like on the fabric-front- believe there was a bit of fabric there?

We now have the official November fabric-a-brac Nov poster- If everyone could post this on their work intranets, noticeboards etc. that’d be great. It’ll be the usual fun, full house of lovely fabric, with leather, upholstery and another great selection of vintage fabric. We had so much fabric donated for the Mary Potter Hospice table last time, which we sorted through a few weeks ago and there’s some real gems in there  – pure wool, suede and lovely floral prints. You’ll be able to pick up lots of it for only $4 a bundle. If you would like to donate QUALITY fabric (no used duvet covers with stains please?!@!# see how to donate for more info.

Wow I’ve been overwhelmed with the response – yet again! Fabric-a-brac tables are now all taken. If you would still like to take part, we do have an option of tables outside, or you can go on the waiting list. let me know. We’ve got a great selection of vintage fabrics, haberdashery and fabric-a-brac will be chocka full of bargains. Look forward to seeing you there! Put 14 November in your diaries.

Hey all

We’ve decided a date for the next fabric-a-brac (thanks for all your emails/demands/polite enquiries/desperate pleas to have another one soon).

Saturday 14 November 2009
Again – Brooklyn Community Centre, 18 Harrison St, Brooklyn

Deadline for requests for a stall is 20 September 2009.
Email us to request a table. First-in first-served. When you email please let me know what sort of items you’ll have on your table.

Whoo hoo!

A few pics of the July fabric-a-brac – plenty of bargain hunting going on in these rooms! Hope all your projects are going well and you’re staying dry and warm?!

Hey there – just a note that Alison Blain is having a gem sale on Wed and Fri this week – all welcome.

Rings and earrings featuring tourmalines,

blue and pink sapphires, white topaz and lapis

5.00 – 7.00pm                 Wednesday 22 & Friday 24 July 2009

1A, 124 Wakefield Street, Wellington

RSVP alison@alisonblain.co.nz 4724828    021614808

And of course it’s the highlight of the Wellington craft calendar (apart from Fabric-a-brac of course) Craft 2.0 on the weekend out at the Dowse . Why why why why why why why why am I always away on their weekends.

There’s only one word for you guys….GO!

Thanks to all the wonderful stallholders, we had another great selection of fabric at fabric-a-brac last Saturday.

It was a busy day, with lots of fabric sold and the sun shone etc etc etc. Fun! I saw lots of people walking past with gorgeous fabric under their arms, but I resisted. Unfortunately for my creative side, but fortunately for my overflowing fabric coffers.

Through the coffee and cake room, and the Hospice fabric table we also raised $600 for Mary Potter Hospice. We only had a couple of rather, er, unsavoury pieces of fabric donated (dirty duvet cover? In who’s world is that quality fabric?) for this table and some of the selection was truly fabulous. Thanks to the great Victoria Moss who slaved under a lamp until the wee hours on Thursday and Friday getting the fabric measured and priced – you’re a star! And thanks to the lovely kind people who donated fabric to that table. Brilliant.

We don’t have a date for the next one yet – but keep an eye on this site and we’ll let you know ‘where to from here’.

Photos to come in a day or so.

Happy sewing!

Only a couple more days to go until fabric-a-brac brings wonderous textile delights to you. This Saturday 18 July, 12noon to 3pm, Brooklyn Community Centre, 18 Harrison St. Parking’s not brilliant so if you can share cars or find an eco-friendly method of transport that might be a good idea! We’ll have coffee and cake on site, with proceeds to Mary Potter Hospice. If any of you are keen to help with this, please contact me – any donations of baking gratefully received!

Here’s a couple more lovely samples of what’s going to be on sale – the first was used to ‘funk up’ a 1950s armchair – the second is also upholstery fabric – this time a lovely thick cotton direct from Sweden from my own mum’s stash. It’s about twenty years old but in great nick! It is one of those pieces someone is going to have to drag off my stall as I love it loads.